UK’s India trade deal offers wider access to a surging economy – and could make food imports cheaper
The UK’s biggest bilateral trade deal since Brexit will have implications for businesses and workers in both countries.
Nineteen Eighty-Four and Brave New World should be read in tandem to understand today’s troubled times
In an era when all sorts of systems of control limit our freedoms, many don’t quite fit the template that Orwell or Huxley imagined – but combine elements of both.
The Moomins drift through time like a myth – that’s why they resist meaning and endure
Tove Jansson’s gentle Moomin creatures reflect something ancient and ever-changing: a mythic rhythm of wandering, belonging and becoming.
Is matcha a healthier alternative to coffee? Here’s what you need to know
Looking for a caffeine boost without the crash? Here’s why matcha could be a coffee alternative – minus the jitters.
AI can guess racial categories from heart scans – they’re detecting bias not biological differences
Research reveals AI models are learning shortcuts, like racial categories, instead of disease, potentially reinforcing bias in healthcare.
How the weather got ‘stuck’ over the UK – and produced an unusually dry and warm spring
‘April showers’ were few and far between in 2025.
Syria faces renewed sectarian violence as government fails to deliver inclusivity
Syria has become engulfed in a wave of sectarian violence.
For children with a rare form of dementia, music could be a powerful therapy tool
There is currently no cure for Batten disease, which affects around 200 children in the UK.
Medetomidine: what you need to know about the animal sedative turning up in opioid deaths
Opioid overdoses are now complicated by a powerful animal tranquilliser.
The Climate Fiction Prize 2025: the five shortlisted books reviewed by our experts
From a longlist of nine, five novels have been shortlisted for the 2025 Climate Fiction Prize. Our academics review the finalists.